Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group has unveiled the new Flexicon FPC60 highly accurate peristaltic fill/finish system. A wide variety of modules are available for the system, allowing users to create their own bespoke filling solution to suit small-batch applications. The modules include vial infeed, filling, stoppering, capping, auto-reject, gas purging and product outfeed. Capable of handling vial sizes between 2R and 100H the FPC60...

A collaboration between Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) and a leading American training institute is helping to deliver first-class learning experiences for the bioprocessing sector. The Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC) in North Carolina, USA is now equipped with WMFTG’s Quantum pump technology: thereby offering users and trainees access to the latest in pump innovation in bioprocessing...

A presentation to be delivered at ACHEMA 2018 by the Group Product Compliance Manager at Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group, Sade Mokuolu Ph.D, will focus on how to reduce risk in the product development process through the use of validated fluid path solutions. Dr Mokuolu’s presentation is part of the event Process analytical technology - Bio-chemical processes II....

The award recognises the Company’s development of its Qdos pump technology the world’s first self-contained, chemical metering pump. Qdos, the innovative chemical metering pump wins the Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2018. This category rewards world class innovation coupled with proof of five years of sustained sales...

Rigorous testing and data analysis from independent consultant, PDS Sandbox LLC offers conclusive proof that Watson-Marlow’s Quantum 600 peristaltic pump demonstrates an: “…excellent level of precision across a full range of pressures...

New from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group is the Flexicon PF7 peristaltic tabletop aseptic liquid filling machine optimised for operation in GMP regulated industries such as biotechnology, pharmaceutical and diagnostics.

Engineered with Flexicon’s trademark precision performance, the PF7 adds a more intuitive, validation-friendly operator interface to reduce the risk of costly filling errors. Precision performance. Optimised for precision dispensing by weight or by volume using Accusil tubing....

A leading European manufacturer of health products is benefiting from the control capabilities of peristaltic pumps from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG).

The pumps are being used for the precise metering of water-based buffer agents such as hydrogen chloride (HCl) and glycerol, at one of its production facilities on the island of Sicily. Established in 1946, Fidia Farmaceutici SpA is headquartered in Abano Terne near Padua, Italy....

Business Secretary Greg Clark has named the UK businesses within the Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group as winners of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in celebration of Her Majesty The Queen’s 91^st birthday.

Watson-Marlow Ltd and Bio Pure Technology Limited, win the Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2017. The award reflects the company’s outstanding continuous growth of 76.6% in overseas sales over the judging period....

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) has unveiled its innovative Quantum peristaltic pump with patented ReNu single-use (SU) Technology cartridge.

Engineered by the world leader in peristaltic innovation, Quantum sets the new standard for high-pressure feed pumps in SU tangential flow filtration (TFF), virus filtration (VF) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).  Quantum represents a step-change in pump technology for bioprocessing by enabling higher downstream process yields throughout the pressure range....

A white paper that provides evidence of the positive effects of post-curing on the reduction of cyclosiloxane contamination in silicone tubing manufacture has been publishedby Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG). 

As a provider of single-use components including world-leading niche peristaltic pump and associated fluid path technologies, WMFTG demonstrates that the post-curing process significantly reduces the presence of cyclosiloxane contaminates in silicone tubing. Thereby, drug manufacturers opting to use post-cured tubing and tube assemblies, will benefit from improvements to the safety of the final drug product...

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group strengthens its product portfolio through the acquisition of Aflex Hose Limited.

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG), the world leader in niche peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies, has acquired Aflex Hose Limited and its subsidiary Aflex Hose USA LLC (Aflex) through its parent company Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc, for £61.4 million...

A new and enhanced version of the Flexicon FlexFeed20 (FF20) automatic vial and bottle filling system is now available from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group.

The system is offered with a host of newly developed features designed to offer improved flexibility, faster set-up and greater protection from contamination of open vials/bottles. For many years, the Flexicon FF20 has proved to be the leading choice for those requiring aseptic filling of small batches in contract filling and diagnostics operations, particularly where there are many different sizes of bottles or vials...

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) has demonstrated its support of the opening of a new, world-class Biotech Training Facility (BTF) in Leiden, Holland with the donation of its equipment.

Watson-Marlow hopes that the contribution of its equipment – which includes two of its new 530 series pumps and two 620 series pumps, plus a consignment of Pumpsil and PureWeld tubing - will support the aims and objectives of this impressive training facility. As a world-leader in complete fluid path solutions for the biopharmaceutical sector, WMFTG has also provided world-class technology from elsewhere in...

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group, the world leader in peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies, has introduced its new 530 peristaltic cased pump for upstream and downstream bioprocessing tasks.  

The launch of the 530 pumps builds on a platform of precise, high purity peristaltic technology. For the user, its enhanced operator and control system interface contribute to step-change improvements in validated process security. New features include colour HMI display and intuitive menu structures that provide visual status indication and minimal key presses....

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group has supplied peristaltic pumps to Novasep for its  Sius™ TFF Skid, a tangential flow filtration system used in the biopharmaceutical industry to separate and concentrate biomolecules according to their size.

The new skid is the first on the market to offer a 100 per cent single-use TFF solution. Watson Marlow 520UN/R2 and 620UN/RE pumps were selected to facilitate the system’s fluid transfer operations. In tangential flow filtration (TFF), the fluid to be processed circulates across a porous membrane and, under pressure, passes through its pores. Molecules of a greater size than the pores remain in the retentate, whereas small...

A Cancer Research facility in Hertfordshire is among a growing contingent of clinical trial sites that have adopted asepticSU™ single use fluid path technology from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group.

Used in conjunction with two Flexicon FP50 automated filling and stoppering machines, asepticSU™ has helped the Biotherapeutics Development Unit (BDU) at South Mimms to eliminate the need for cleaning validation and simplify traceability of applied product contact components. The BDU is a modern, MHRA licensed, fully GMP-compliant, 2000 m² facility that is engaged in the process development and production of novel Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) for...

Flexicon, a business division of Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group, has introduced an upgraded version of its established and successful FlexFeed30 (FF30) tabletop liquid filling and capping machine for the pharmaceutical, biotech and diagnostic industries.

Focussing predominantly on ease-of-use, the upgraded features are set to make the Flexicon FF30 even more appealing for laboratories, hospital pharmacies, R&D departments, essential oil manufacturers, cosmetics producers and general subcontract filling companies. 1200 bottles per hour. The Flexicon FF30 is capable of filling and capping up to 1200 bottles per hour with diameters from 12 to 50mm (up to 110mm high). Standard...

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group strengthens its biopharmaceutical offering through the acquisition of ASEPCO^® Corporation (Asepco).

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG), the world leader in niche peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies, has acquired Asepco through its parent company Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc, for £7.0 million. Asepco, based in California USA, specialises in the design and manufacture of high purity aseptic valves and magnetic mixers for the bioprocessing industry. Asepco is a natural extension of the Watson-Marlow...

With development based on extensive feedback from customers, Watson-Marlow Pumps Group has launched its 120 cased peristaltic pump range.

The 120 pumps are perfectly suited to single-use systems where no contamination can be accepted. Ultimately the 120 pumps have been developed to increase the low-flow capabilities of the company's product range for applications in the biopharm sector. The market need for the 120 range is well understood, with customers voicing their own mantra, "keep it small, keep it simple". As a result, Watson-Marlow has produced...

Compact Flexicon FPC50W filling machine offers accuracy, flexibility and efficiency

Watson-Marlow offers its Flexicon FPC50W, an operator-friendly, fully-automated filling, plugging and capping system that offers accuracy, flexibility for aseptic filling in clinical trials and scale-up applications.  The new FPC50W is equipped with a Wipotec weighing cell, which measures the weight of each individual fill with an accuracy rate of +/-0.002g. The FPC50W filling and capping system handles filling requirements for clinical trials and...

A leading epidemiology research institute based in Moscow has ordered three Flexicon FMB210 fully automatic filling and capping systems from Watson-Marlow Pumps Group.

The new machines will be at the forefront of providing anti-epidemic arrangements for communicable and parasite-born diseases. The move follows years of success using Flexicon semi-automatic equipment. Traditionally, the institute's laboratories performed simple manual filling and capping of bottles and micro-tubes. However, keen to advance, the organisation purchased its first Flexicon PF6 dispensing pump, a semi-automatic FF20 bottle handling system and FC10 crimp capper in 2006...

Watson-Marlow OEM pumps ideal for automated laboratory instrumentation

San Diego-based Sapphire Energy, the pioneer of an entirely new industry – Green Crude production – is taking advantage of the unique benefits of Bredel hose pump technology from Watson-Marlow Pumps Group.

Sapphire is using a Bredel 2100 for the shear sensitive transfer of algae used in an innovative fuel production process which offers the potential to transform America’s energy and petrochemical landscape. Backed by $100 million of government funding, in August 2012 Sapphire Energy opened its state-of-the-art Green Crude farm in Columbus, New Mexico....

Provides superior precision and functionality

Flexicon announces the next-generation of Accusil™ high accuracy dispensing tubing developed for use with their peristaltic fillers. The platinum-cured silicone tubing is manufactured in Flexicon’s state-of-the-art extrusion facility to ensure the highest quality product for pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and diagnostic applications. The right tubing inside the right pump is essential for accurate and reliable dispensing. Consistent wall thickness and bore size ensure the correct liquid flow rate, while the proper tube strength and restitution allow the pump to function successfully...

A Flexicon FP50 tabletop filling and stoppering machine from Watson-Marlow Pumps Group has automated a previously manual process at a Cancer Research UK facility in Hertfordshire. The FP50 is delivering increased speed and reliability into this critical operation, as well as enhanced vial filling accuracy.

Following impressive results using OEM pumps from Watson-Marlow Pumps Group on an automated batch cell culture system, a Hertfordshire-based company specialising in automated life science applications has now adopted the pumps on additional products – with equal success.

• 314D OEM pumpheads vital in fully automated batch cell culture solution
• UK-manufactured machines built after consultation with major pharma players
• 314D pumpheads now adopted on additional machines in the range

Flexicon Liquid Filling, a business division of Watson-Marlow Pumps Group, is introducing a new and improved version of its established FF30 tabletop filling and capping machine for pharmaceutical, biotech and diagnostic applications...